Research Project Including Internship and Master Thesis

Description: The discipline studies the features of research work, internships and experimental work, conducting research on the topic of the dissertation, analyzing the results obtained, writing scientific articles, reports at scientific conferences, as well as internships in organizations and universities associated with the specialty

Amount of credits: 24

Course Workload:

Component: Mandatory component

Cycle: Additional types of study

Goal

• to acquaint undergraduates with the general methodology of scientific creativity, to give an idea of the organization and planning of scientific research, to give basic ideas about the general laws of the development of science and skills for independent scientific work

Objective

• perform the planned amount of research work, internships and experimental work, conducting research on the topic of the dissertation, analyzing the results obtained, writing scientific articles, reports at scientific conferences, as well as internships in organizations and universities that have a connection with the specialty

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• knowledge of methods of theoretical and experimental research in the field of transport technology

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• применение методов теоретических и экспериментальных исследований в области организации перевозок, движения и эксплуатация транспорта

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• формирование суждений о закономерностях процессов организации перевозок, движения, вероятных причинах их появления, возможных следствиях их функционирования

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• способности использовать современные средства коммуникаций для научных исследований, анализа научной новизны, оригинальности и патентоспособности результатов исследований

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• ability to study in the doctoral program

Teaching methods

1. Classical lecture training; 2. Training with the help of audiovisual technical means; 3. The "consultant" system; 4. Training with the help of a training book; 5. Computer training.

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

• 40% of the examination result;
• 60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

 

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Topics of lectures

• Общие положения по подготовке магистерской диссертации
• Библиографический поиск и изучение литературных источников
• Изучение литературы и отбор фактического материала
• Общие требования к структурным элементам магистерской диссертации
• Требования к структурным элементам диссертации
• Правила оформления диссертации
• Требования к оформлению демонстрационного материала
• Порядок защиты диссертации
• Процедура публичной защиты диссертации

Key reading

• 1. Peter K. Dunn (2019). Scientific Research Methods: Tutorials. https://bookdown.org/pkaldunn/SRM-tutorials/index.html Copyright © Peter K. Dunn, 2021 2. Методология научного исследования : учебник / А.О. Овчаров, Т.Н. Овчарова. — М.:ИНФРА-М, 2018. — 304 с. ISBN 978-5-16-009204-1 3. Методы и средства научных исследований: учеб. пособие / Ю. Н. Колмогоров [и др.]. — Екатеринбург : Изд-во Урал. ун-та, 2017.— 152 с. ISBN 978-5-7996-2256-5

Further reading

• 4. Методология научных исследований: учеб. пособие / А.Б. Пономарев, Э.А. Пикулева. – Пермь: Изд-во Перм. нац. исслед. политехн. ун-та, 2014. – 186 с. ISBN 978-5-398-01216-3